Improved apparatus foe eectifydtg distilled liquids



0. GRESIUGHNA'8z L. JARGHOW. APPARATUS FOR RBGTIFYING. DISTILLED LIQUIDS.

im- 66,323. Patented July 2, 1867'.

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c. GRESIUOHNA AND L. JAROHOW, or NEWLYOBK, N. Y a

- e e'rsrmnt No. 66,323, dated July 2, 1867'.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR RECTIFYING DISTILLED LIQUIDS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, C. GRESIUCIINA. and L, Jnn'cnow, both of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Rectifying Distilled Liquors; and we do hereby declare that v the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, inwhich drawing- I t Figure 1 represents a vertical central section of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of the same, the line a: 2:, fig. 1, indicating the plane of section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention'relates to an apparatus for rectifying distilled liquors, in which the vapors, after they lea 'c the still, pass up through a pipe provided with a loose cap',=that is open at the bottom, into a receiver, at the bottom of which collects the low wine resulting from the condensation of the heavy vapors. This receiver is provided with a central escnpepipe, which connects with the rectifying-chamber above, and the lower part is surrounded by wateigso that the heaviest vapors will condense andcollect in the form of liquid at the bottom of the receiver. A circular dish with a central' depression. preventsthe vapors from passing up through the discharge pipe' int direct course, and causes the same to come in contact with the inner surface of the top of the receiver, which is kept cool by the water above; and theliquidresulting from the condensation of a portion 'of the vapors collects in the central depression of the dish, whence it runs down through suitable pipes into the receiver. The rectifying-chamber is also provided with a series of dishes, shelves, and cups, so that the vapors rising up into the same are. compelled to travel through it in an indirect course, and the liquid resulting from the condensation of a portion of said vapors collects in the cups, from which it overflows and passes down through a suitable pipe into the receiveri' The condensation of the vapors in the rectifying-chamber is facilitated by water-jackets surrounding said chamber, and by awater-chamber on its top, which connects, by a suitable pipe or pipes, with a supply-tank, and by another pipe or -pipes with one of the water-jackets below, so ithat the temperature of the water in said jackets gradually increases towards the bottom of the rectifyingchamber. The vapors which have not condensed in the rectifying-chamber pass up into an additional chamber provided with shelves and dishes, and surmounted by a vessel supplied with cold water, so that a final condcnsa tion takes place of a portion of'the vapors, and that only the light or alcoholic vaporsarc permitted to escape from the rectifying apparatus'to the cooler. t r.

, u A represents the receiver, which communicates by the pipe B with the still. This pipe extends up throughthe bottom of the receii'er,and its inner end is covered by a. cap, C, which fits loosely over it, and which-is open at the bottom, being supported by suitable legs or strips a, so that the vapors rising through the pipe B are compelled'by the cap to turndown in order to escape at the bottom edge of said cup. In passing down through the cap and up again, after having escaped from the same, the vapors-are compelled to travel through the low wine which accumulates at the bottom of the receiver, and the depth of which in the receiver is determined by the overflow pipe 6, which may be made to connect with the still or with any other suitable vessel. As the vapors rise in the receiver they strike the under surface of the circular dish D, the diameter of, which 'is somewhat less than the inner diameter of the receiver, so" as to' 'pcrmit thevapors to pass up through the annular space between the dish and-the receiver, as indicated by arrows in fig. 1 of the drawing. The dish D is suspended from the top plate of the receiver by pins or ,studs 0, and itis provided with a central depression, 0?, intended to receive the low wine resulting from thecondensation of a portion of the vapors during their passage through the space between the dish and the top plate of the receiver. From the bottom part: of the depression d extend two (more or less) pipes a, through which the low wineaccumulating in said depression runs down into the receiver A. The top plate of the receiver is depressed towards its centre, and the edges of the receiver project above said top plate, so as to form a vessel, E, apable of holding a. quantity of water, whereby. the condensation of a portion of'the vapors coming in contact with the top plate of the receiver is facilitated The water in the vessel E is supplied from above, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and the surplus water passes of through asuitable waste pipe. From the centre of the top plate of the receiver rises a. pipe, through which the vapors pass up into the rectifier Gr. This rectifier is provided with a series of circular dishes,

- drawing. These cups rest..upon pins or s I rior'of the rect the upward passage of the vapors and for the d pipe 9 into the receiver A.

' flhwpipes j. These overflow pipes lead down to the s is admittedcold into the chamber in, which connects with a and the rectification of spirituous or other disti bihation with the rectifiers,

win-1" D D D, etc., similar to thedish 'D in the rectifier, with that exception, that their central depressions are open at the bottom, and that over each of said central depressions a cup, d d at, etc., is secured, as shown in the} tails f rising from circular shelves H which are attache-(L to the inteiiier, aiid which are depressed towards their centres, where they are provided with apertures for tionof a. portion of sai H, collects in the cups d (Z 01 etc., and if these cups are The rectifier is provided with three (more or less) water-jackets I PI, which are filled with water, sons to promote the condensation of a portion of the vapors passing up through the rectifier. The manner in which the water-jackets-are supplied with water will be presently explained. The top plate h of the recciver G is perforated in its centre with atcircular aperture, h, through which the vapors pass up into the additional rectifier ,G'. The bottom partof this additional rectifier is occupied by a water-charnbcr, J, which is supplied with water throughone' or more pipes i, and from which the surplus water passes off through overecond water-jacket I, which is provided with an ovcri'iow channel, k, through which the water passes down into the jacket I; and if this jacket isfull, the water flows through the overflow pipe 1 into .4310 s'eacgl E on the top of the recciver'A. By these means the water, which J, is gradually war-med as it passes down through the jackets PI and the vessel E, and its cooling effect is proportionately diminished, so that the heaviest vapors will condense being l, and as the remaining vapors rise the condensation extends gradually to lighter vapors. Above the waterchamber J, in the additional rectifier G, are two or more dishes K, with an'intervcriing shcli', L and each of the dishes is provided with a central depression, 1;, from which descends a tube, 12, so that the low wine, which result's fifom the condensation of a portion of the vapors passing through the additional rectifier, drops down over the dishes K,-and through thcdepressicns m and tubes n, into the upper ca-pd in the rectifier G. 'Onthe top of the additional rectifier G is a water-vessel, L, which is supplied with cold water from a suitablcreser. voir, and from which the water overflows through a channel, 0, which leads down into the upper water-jacket of the rectifier G The light vapors which will not condense in the rectifiers G G" pass off through the pipe cooler or condenser of any suitable construction. I p

quid can be readily separated from the alcoholic or light vapors,

By this apparatus the low wine or heavy li lled liquors can be carried on with ease and facility. What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the receiver A, pr

suitable connecting pipes, all substantially as shown and described. I

" '2. The arrangement of cups cl d dcl ,in combination with the dishes D D D D and shelves 11 iii the rectifier G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The arrangement of dishes K with depressions :m and desceudingtubes n in the interior of the rcclifier G, in combination with the cup d in the rectifier G, constru purpose described.

' C. GRESIUOHNA,

' "L. JARCHOW.

; Witnesses:

.Aussa A. Rsmisnp W. Hnurr.

ownward passage of the low wine resulting from the condensw, vapors. The low wine, dripping downover the dishes I) D D, etc., and over shelves full it overflows, and finally passes down through the" ovicled with one ormorc dishes D and a water-vessel, E, in com- I G'G' r'o'vided with dishes D I) D D K, water-'ackcts I I 1" water-vessel L and. v P, J 1 i cted and'op'erating substantially as and for the; 

